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The story of Kiyoko Beauty with Gillian Liu

The story of Kiyoko Beauty with Gillian Liu

Update: 2025-10-05
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Gillian Liu is the founder of Kiyoko Beauty (http://kiyoko.ca).
She started this business from her dorm room, scaling to the biggest e-commerce for Asian Beauty products in North America. What does move the needle for Gillian?

COSA SPOSTA is a podcast featuring interviews with leaders in the digital product space who have achieved extraordinary results — to understand how they see the world.

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Chapters: 02:28 what is Kiyoko
03:05 Kiyoko’s numbers
04:15 the personal spark
06:37 Kiyoko vs 9 to 5
07:55 a Japanese girl
08:50 the perfect co-funder
10:13 entrepreneurship and corporate, how to deal with both
14:56 the BIG decision
15:37 the quote Gillian needed
16:37 the importance of delegation
19:38 the role of content creation
21:30 hero products
25:11 working with brands
26:41 Cosa Sposta
29:01 being an influencer
32:17 the drivers to success
34:11 Plans for the future
36:11 Self-discovery
38:30 don’t do it yourself
40:06 the philosophy of balance

CREDITS Editor: Mara Cecili
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